<p>I am a Yale applicant. I do not want to lie about activities as there are not so many chances to take part in extra-curricular activities in my country. But some of my friends applying to Yale this year do so.
Should I tell admission officers about this in additional information? Will they consider me to be a person who loves making excuses? I dont want to be disadvantaged at Yale.</p>
<p>This is tough.
I definitely would not mention it on your application; on the application, they’re going to be wanting to be read about what you have done, not what you believe others haven’t. Concentrating on making your own application the best it can be should be your main priority.</p>
<p>However, I see no harm in calling the admissions office simply to ask about their policies regarding how to go about reporting suspected dishonesty on applications. I’m sure there are measures in place to prevent this kind of dishonesty and policies regarding how to report it. You can make far better decisions about what to do next when you have more information from them.</p>
<p>If you do choose to say something, just remember that crying foul on another person’s application is a big deal, so I’d make sure you have decent evidence and know the possible repercussions beforehand.</p>
<p>Telling them that others lie will not help your application. Tell them that there are not many opportunities in your country. Most importantly, do not lie. The consequences of lying whether you are accepted or not are fairly dire…</p>
<p>Your regional rep will be very familiar with the lifestyle and EC choices available to the typical student. Don’t worry. Frankly, if your peers put too much stuff, that might even cause skepticism.</p>
<p>^Yeah, but if say there’re 5 kids applying from OP’s school or community, and all the rest of them make stuff up, isn’t it more likely Yale would believe those other four kids, and see the OP’s accomplishments in a lesser light by comparison?</p>
<p>I would follow Khachaturian’s advice and ask the admissions office what policies they have in place for reporting suspected dishonesty, and then I would seriously consider reporting these kids. If they’re lying, they’ve brought it on themselves.</p>
<p>“I’ll kill a snitch, I’m not saying I have, I’m not saying I haven’t” words of the great Peyton Manning, hahahaha. But yeah, complaining about others won’t help you, and trust me any “disadvantage” you have won’t come up from the fools who make up stuff on their application, it will be from those superstar kids who have actually done so many things who make it hard for us mortals to get in.</p>
<p>Never be a snitch. That’s my two cents. I really can’t believe you’re actually serious about ratting other people out just to gain an “advantage” at Yale. </p>
<p>What other people do is their business. THEY will have to suffer the potential consequences that come with lying. But don’t rat them out, ESPECIALLY when you’re not doing it for ethical reasons, but to make sure you have a higher chance of getting into Yale.</p>
<p>Eh, usually I would go with the “don’t worry about what others do” mindset, but this is an international case, meaning space is even more limited. Not only is what they’re doing ethically wrong, but I guessing that it could potentially hurt your application (depending on how many people are doing it, how many internationals are accepted, ect). Personally, I would follow Khachaturian’s advice. </p>
<p>My two cents.</p>
<p>Why not report the dishonesty to your high school?</p>
<p>rooster7, international schools might not really care.
My recommendation: write an anonymous e-mail, urging Yale to verify the information your peers provided.</p>
<p>Agree with Khach,</p>
<p>mail/call and see what the policies are for reporting dishonesty</p>
<p>I implied by tell them that there are only 7 clubs in my school –> not many chances to take part in activities. Do you think they 'll compare profiles from the same school?</p>